Hope, not fear : changing the way we view death / Rabbi Benjamin Blech.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]Description: viii, 155 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781538116647
- 1538116642
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 202.3 B646 | Available | 33111008913531 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In Hope, Not Fear Benjamin Blech helps readers approach the end of life with calm. More than six years ago Blech was diagnosed with a fatal illness and given six months to live. Over the course of his career Rabbi Blech had counseled hundreds of people through the losses of loved ones and their own end of life, but when confronted with his own unexpected diagnosis he struggled with mortality in a new way. This personal and heartfelt book shares the answers people grappling with the end of life want to know--from what happens when we die to how we can live fully in the meantime. Drawing insights from many religious traditions as well as near death experiences, Hope, Not Fear shares the wisdom and comfort we all need to view death in an entirely new light.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Facing the inevitable -- The coffin in the synagogue -- The three wishes -- The fear of dying -- The testimony of witnesses -- The silence of the Bible -- What the Bible does tell us -- The tunnel of love -- Knowing the unknowable -- Mission not accomplished -- The fate of the body -- Heaven and hell -- Who makes it to heaven? -- Encore? -- The five major lessons -- A final summation.